Red Velvet Cake
It was Katie’s birthday on Thursday. She has a framed piece of calligraphy above her bed made by my mom; it reads “The Queen’s Bed.” Katie has always been our little princess…and even at 23 years of age, the sign is quite apropos. Miss Katie has cerebral palsy, and is truly a success story for a young woman with a disability. She has a job, can drive (but doesn’t…whew), and can be quite independent. And when it’s Katie’s birthday, the day is ALL about her…and she wanted red velvet cake.
If you haven’t found the perfect red velvet recipe, you can stop looking right now. The oil, the buttermilk, the cream cheese frosting…it all makes the moistest, most perfectly crumbed cake you can imagine. Hubby is the only naysayer. What else is new? It’s short about 12 pounds of chocolate for his tastes…but it’s an excellent cake despite his review
PS…the cake really is red, but since the birthday girl was anxious to get her slice, I hurried the photography.(And how could anything with 3 bottles of red food coloring not be glowing???)
59 Comments on “Red Velvet Cake”
Thank you, everyone, for the sweet comments and birthday wishes ๐
A red velvet cake with Buttermilk has to be moist and delicious. Looks very delicious. Happy belated B-day to your daugher.
Happy Birthday Katie! What a beautiful cake you made for your daughters birthday. The best red velvet cake? Ut oh. I am a fan of red velvet – I may have to take you up on that statement to see!
Happy belated birthday to your daughter! Your cake and Katie are both bueatiuful. ๐
Happy Birthday to beautiful Miss Katie! Red velvet cake is meant to be a birthday cake. It looks fabulous.
A Very Happy and Blessed Birthday to Katie. The cake is beautiful. A perfect cake for a princess. Blessings, Catherine xo
Happy Birthday Katie! What a pretty young lady ๐
And 3 bottles of red food coloring, wow! Do you have a brand of cocoa you recommend?
What wonderful photos of Katie and Lambeau! Hope her birthday was wonderful ๐ xoxo Kate
Happy Birthday to Katie! And what a beautiful cake to celebrate a beautiful girl! (And who doesn’t LOVE the glow of a red velvet!)
Lizzy, Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter…she is lovely! And that cake is gorgeous…I love Red Velvet!
One of my very good friends named Katie loves Red Velvet cake as well…though I can’t blame her!
Happy Birthday Katie! You must be proud of your daughter, Lizzy. She’s a beautiful, courageous young lady full of inspiration. My little Princess has her birthday in a matter of days and her court has requested Red Velvet too…your cake was executed perfectly. Brava!
On our birthday we should absolutely get the cake we want. And what a beautiful cake! I can’t say that I have ever been a huge fan of red velvet cake, but I certainly would have had a hard time saying no to a slice of yours.
A truly gorgeous cake for a special person. But the most gorgeous photos in the post go to Katie. Happy Birthday!
I hope she had a beautiful day. ๐ Lovely job on the cake…looks so pretty.
Definitely a cake fit for a Queen! A Gorgeous cake and a beautiful daughter, Happy Birthday Katie!
Such a great birthday cake! I love how you frosted it too!
My boyfriend and I are new lovers of Red Velvet and wow does this look moist and delicious. I can;t wait for someones bday to make this cake. Look forward to everything else your cooking up.
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happy birthday ๐ This is a gorgeous looking cake and wish i could have actually picked a piece and ate it right now!
Happy Birthday Dear Katie!
That is one special cake…
From Your Mom’s Sorority Sister and Fellow Blogger,
Lori Lynn
Perfect looking Cake!!!
Happy Birthday To your Daughter.. She is beautiful Liz.
Enjoy!!!
Katie is so pretty and such a beautiful smile. Of course, if someone made me such a big and delicious cake as this for my birthday I’d be smiling pretty big and wide too.
All the best for a wonderful year Miss Katie!
Those layers are beautiful and the frosting, oh my word. I could eat that alone!
Lizzy, girl, you are gorgeous (and quite skinny too)!! This is a great recipe and I am going to take a printout of this for a great red velvet cake recipe!
Happy Birthday Katie! Beautiful cake Liz…3 layers!
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead ๐
Happy birthday to your daughter! She is absolutely beautiful.
The cake is pretty as well, but pales in comparison. ๐
Your cake looks wonderful, and sounds delicious. What a great treat for the birthday girl!
A Very Happy Birthday to Katie! What a lovely young lady…and a perfectly beautiful cake to match ๐
All hail the Queen and her gorgeous birthday cake. Happy Birthday Katie!
Glad to see in the comments that I’m not the only one who hasn’t had red velvet anything before either. I don’t feel so alone anymore. ๐
Hope Katie had an awesome birthday! She is gorgeous! That cake looks beautiful and I have been searching for the perfect Red Velevet Cake! Thanks for sharing ๐
Red velvet cake is always a birthday favorite in our house. I’m sure that cake was eaten up super quick.
Lizzy the cake is stunning! It looks delicious and it’s beautifully decorated! I’m sure everyone loved it! Happy Birthday to your daughter – who is a cutie!
Happy birthday to your daughter! She has great taste in cakes and knows the talents of her mother. I am sure this cake disappeared quickly. Stunning pictures.
Gorgeous cake Lizzy! Those letter candles are the cutest. Happy Birthday to Katie ๐
Happy Birthday to Katie!!!! She is one lucky girl to have this as her birthday cake! It looks so amazing!
Happy Birthday to your gorgeous daughter! What an amazing cake! I have had red velvet cake one time before, but I could love to try again!
Happy Birthday to Katie! A girl after my own heart, i have to have red velvet cake on my bday too! yours looks fantastic!!
Happy Birthday to Katie! I can’t blame her for wanting a red velvet cake–definitely one of my favorites. The three layers make it so festive. What is it about layer cakes? Love ’em.
Happy Birthday! A beautiful cake for a beautiful girl!
What a beautiful cake! it looks wonderful! And happy birthday to Katie! She sounds wonderful too =o)
This cake looks so good, Lizzy! Red velvet is my favorite cake. My birthday is this weekend, can you make another one of these?! ๐
Lovely cake for a wonderful occasion.
Wish Katie a Happy Birthday. I know it was special with you making that wonderful cake for her!! I love red velvet cake. Lizzie you decorated/frosted it so elegantly with that pattern. Kudos to you! I always admire people with a delicate hand at icing cakes so gracefully! : )
That looks delicious
Lizzy-you’re Katie has almost the same birthday, as my Lora…hers was on the 7th, and Katie’s on the 8th.
Happy Birthday to your beautiful Katie!…so nice to see Lambeau posing with her:DDD
Your Red Velvet cake is magnificent with the three layers, and the decoration with the beautiful design is so pretty!
A must save recipe to keep for a special occasion…and you’re just popping out with your fab cakes, one-after-another!
xoxo
Happy Birthday Katie!
What a fantastic cake! I have never made red velvet, but this makes me want to realllly soon!
Happy Birthday to katie, she is nice!! This cake Lizzy look amazing and delicious!! and beauty!! gloria
Lizzy, yay! Your red velvet cake looks great! I made Martha Stewart’s cupcake version myself. Great post!
Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter! My daughter had a birthday coming up and just gave me her dinner and cake order, which includes red velvet cake with ganache frosting (your hubby might approve).
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Happy birthday to Katie! This cake looks just awesome!
Happy Birthday Katie! This is such a beautiful tall cake with…super thick yummy cream cheese!
Thank you for a perfect red velvet cake recipe and a VERY Happy Birthday to Katie – who is beautiful ๐
Mary
Happy birthday Katie. I’m sure you had a great birthday with that beautiful red velvet cake.
Sam
Wish Katie, a Happy Birthday!! She is so lucky to have such a delicious cake made for her! I wouldn’t want to wait either for a BIG piece of that cake ๐
Happy Birthday Katie! What a beautiful cake for a beautiful girl.
Happy Birthday Queen Katie! Lizzy, you’ve done a stunning job on that cake. Love the perfect frosting – wow.
Sounds delicious, I have never eaten red velvet cake! And great design with the frosting. I am surprised that you even managed to take a few pictures:)
Beautiful cake and beautiful birthday girl – happy birthday!!